On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Evergreen is more historic than 27% of U.S. towns, #32 of 42 in Montana. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Evergreen’s overall grade.
Montana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Montana town has 12.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Evergreen’s 2.1 sits near the middle of its state (37% of Montana towns have fewer) while its 2 historic buildings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.2 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Evergreen’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
DuncanEast Evergreen Mobile Home ParkMountain View Mobile Home ParkRidgewood TerraceShady Lane Mobile Home Park
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Evergreen, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Evergreen yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Evergreen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. Its population was 8,149 at the 2020 census, up from 7,616 at the 2010 census, and 6,215 in 2000. Evergreen is a suburb of Kalispell, the county seat.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,616 to 8,149 (+7%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Evergreen is more historic than 27% of U.S. towns, #32 of 42 in Montana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Evergreen?
One place: the Conrad, C.E., Memorial Cemetery (listed 2012).
How old are the homes in Evergreen?
3% of Evergreen’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.2 points), against a typical 13% for a Montana town; the median home was built in 1984.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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